Jdate was founded in 1997 by Alon Carmel and Joe Shapira. The website is available in Hebrew and western European languages like English, German, Spanish, and French. Former CEO Adam Berger calls this type of service "niche" dating.

The service is one of a number of demographically focused online match-making websites operated by Spark Networks, Inc.īecause of the focus on relationships between Jewish singles, Jdate is considered a special-interest online dating site. Jdate is an online dating service aimed at Jewish singles. For comic horror novel, see John Dies at the End.